The main objective of this event, the first Wildlife Festival ever to
be held in the Atlantic Provinces, is to create an awareness and appreciation
for the natural world around us and the people helping to protect it --
to celebrate our natural heritage in a way that brings it directly to
the communities of Nova Scotia through music, art, nature hikes, boat
tours, lectures and demonstrations.

The festival is designed to show our community all that is wonderful
about the natural world that we live near. As further development takes
place, we all need to remember the natural places and the animals that
are living around us which brings so much to our lives.

Events taking place during the two day event include:

a puppet show
which includes endangered species with local puppeteer Terry Angus;

wildlife artists,
including photographers, painters, sculptures, woodcarvers, and more
will be presenting and selling their work;

retail booths
from nature-oriented stores and from organizations that have
a message about the environment;

demonstrations
from authorities in their field about animals and their habitats;

children's wildlife
face painting;

demonstrations
for children on building bird, bat, and butterfly houses;